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carry trade

Carry trade is an investment consisting of borrowing at a low interest rate to invest in an asset providing a higher rate of return, typically for less than a year.

Carry trades often involve borrowing in hard currency (such as dollars, euros, british pounds, or yen) to invest in high-risk, high-interest notes issued by third world countries.

As these investments are typically not sustainable for the issuing country, most such carry trades are cashed out (re-converted into dollars) within a year - during which net returns of 10% to 50% can often be earned.
A disastrous carry trade developed in Argentina during the Macri presidency (2015-19), as both local and foreign investors took advantage of notes with annual yields averaging over 80%. The trick was re-converting the notes into dollars before the inevitable devaluations, in which the investment could lose 20% in a day.
by ruckman December 24, 2019
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Pouya Trade

A shitty fantasy trade that no one would ever accept, usually submitted by Pouya.
Nigga offered me Trey McBride for Jamar Chase wtf. That’s such a Pouya Trade.
by SheckWes123 September 12, 2024
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Dennis of all trades

Analogous to “Jack of all trades” but a tribute to the legend himself Dennis Waterman. The only actor with enough talent to star in it, write the theme tune and sing the theme tune.
They can do it all, they’re quite theDennis of all trades”.
by Gerry Standing November 3, 2020
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Jacket of All Trades

The Long version of jack of all trades, most commonly used in British slang
Ey lad, u cheeky jacket of all trades
by Cheeky Mate June 4, 2022
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Meaning of North American Free Trade Agreement in English:

North American Free Trade Agreement

PROPER NOUN

(also NAFTA)
An agreement which came into effect in January 1994 between the US, Canada, and Mexico to remove barriers to trade between the three countries over a ten-year period.
How to use North American Free Trade Agreement (nɔ (r)θ əˈmerɪkən fri treɪd əˈɡri mənt) in a sentence is still unknown.

North American Free Trade Agreement (nɔ (r)θ əˈmerɪkən fri treɪd əˈɡri mənt)
by ANCIENT_WOLFY January 19, 2022
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Garbage Trade

A fair trade in fantasy football where the receiver of the offer is afraid of change and needs an excuse to get out of it.
Alex would have gotten Dak Prescott AND Alshon Jeffrey, but he turned it down and called it a garbage trade because he didn't know exactly how well they'd do for the rest of the season.
by JackLovesHappyHour September 26, 2018
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Triangle Trade

The act of taking a hit from a bong and passing it person to person in a group of three as to form a triangle (not gay)
"dude let's do the triangle trade."

"Last night me and the homies did the triangle trade"
by Skullfacev September 7, 2019
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